What a wonderful world - Louis Armstrong.



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Praise indeed.

Morning all again



HALLELUJAH - Jeff buckley



T x

Good Morning Simon and praise be for another fine day and a pulse ...



ID LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING - NEW SEEKERS

Morning again everyone



Shame I have to work on such a glorious day!





SING ~ Travis



SING ~ The Carpenters



HALLELUJAH ~ Jeff Buckley



CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND ~ Culture Club

My sweet Lord - George Harrison.



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PRAISE YOU - FATBOY SLIM

Good Morning Again -



Suggest -



PRAISE YOU - Fat Boy Slim



HALLELUJAH - Jeff Buckley or Leonard Cohen (not Alexandra Burke!)



MORNING HAS BROKEN - Cat Stevens



MY SWEET LORD - George Harrison



LIFTED - Lighthouse Family



YOU RAISE ME UP - Josh Groban or Westlife

PAMELA PAMELA - Wayne Fontana



HIM HIM HIM - Rupert Holmes

Good morning again,



Tunes ...



Praise You - Fatboy Slim



Hymn - Ultravox



Thank You For The Music - Abba



Put on your Sunday Clothes - ?? (from Hello Dolly)





Have a good day x

Morning Simon, team, NYM and sun-kissed cash-only bloggers



CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND - Culture Club

DJ please can you play ..



A SONG FOR THE LOVERS - RICHARD ASHCROFT

You are so beautiful to me - Joe Cocker.



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GLORIOUS - ANDREAS JOHNSON





GLORIA - VAN MORRISON

EVERY DAY IS LIKE SUNDAY - Morrissey

3 from TT



I FOUND HEAVEN



BEAUTIFUL WORLD



SHINE



(WAH!)



SHINE SILENTLY - Nils Lofgren

Good morning Simon, Team, NYM and blogpoppets!



The sun is shining! And the work network is down so no work for the mo. Not sure why t'internet is still working but who's complaining.



Fatboy Slim - Praise You



Little Richard - Long Tall Sally (Magnusson)



X

Good morning everyone.



Quick weather-flash from Cumbria: sunny with a little hazy cloud.





BRB

Always a Woman - Billy Joel.



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GLORIA ~ Van Morrison



ALL RISE ~ Blue



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AMAZED - Lonestar



NOBODY DOES IT BETTER - Carly Simon



SIMPLY THE BEST - Tina Turner

Just the way you are - Billy Joel



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It doesn't seem to have been chosen yet so how about:



GLORIOUS by THE PIERCES

Morning all!



#6 KatyMac great suggestion so I'll second "Praise You" by Fat Boy Slim and add a couple of cheeky U2 songs in "Gloria" or "With A Shout (Jerusalem)" just to give a holy feel to the blog!



Hope you are all enjoying the heatwave!



GB

WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL - The New Vaudeville Band





Hat, coat? Actually make that shorts, sandals.

Would love to hear...



God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to you - Kiss :-)



also ..



Listen to the Music - The Doobie Brothers



God Only Knows - The Beach Boys



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Another TT - PRAY

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



Beautiful day here - roof down this morning.



How about:



PRAISE YOU by Fatboy Slim



HALLELUJAH by Leonard Cohen



YOU RAISE ME UP by Westlife



LIKE A PRAYER by Madonna



WHEN I RULED THE WORLD by Coldplay ("I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing, Roman Cavalry choirs are singing...")



Deebee ~X~

Hi Simon and everyone

Mmmm lamb balti! Hate indian normally but biryani and lamb balti very nice!

Many thanx for double memsh yesterday it cheered me up after an emotional afternoon.

Well done to all othet menshees!

Now for the themeage:

1. PRAISE YOU - Fatboy Slim

2. MY SWEET LORD - George Harrison

3. SING OUR OWN SONG - UB40

4. PRAY - Take That

5. SING - The Carpenters

6. I Believe - THE HAPPY CLAPPERS

7. HALLELULAH DAY - Jackson 5



Back later on route to agency meeting to get me a contract!



Laters



Mandy ;)

And, before I get on with some work, yesterday evening a few posts referred to recorded radio shows. All I can say is that Jools Holland's Hootenanay was never the same after I discovered it wasn't going out live on a New Years Eve. I felt more than a little cheated staying in to watch it 'live'; I just record it now.



Catch you all later, I hope.

I BELIEVE - Frankie Laine

#27 When I logged on 10 minutes ago there were only 9 posts...



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HYMN TO HER - THE PRETENDERS



HYMN - ULTRAVOX

Good Morning All :)



I enjoyed the anthems man on yesterday's show too, and I enjoyed listening to Bernard Cornwall, I was a big fan of the Sharpe TV series, but I'm ashamed to say I have never read the books, something I intend to remedy.



It is very annoying when people pay for small things by card, but then, like the queen, I don't always carry cash, so sometimes I've done the same!



Oldie suggestions...



AMAZING GRACE - JUDY COLLINS ( or one of the other fine versions)



CRYING IN THE CHAPEL - ELVIS PRESLEY

Hello Again.



'Celebration' Kool and the Gang



Have a good day everybody

WHY SHOULD THE DEVIL HAVE ALL THE GOOD MUSIC? - Sir Cliff

Thanks Brandon - you have just reminded me ...





CELEBRATION DAY - LED ZEPPELIN

OH HAPPY DAY - Edwin Hawkins Singers

Here's one for the HOIB



I BELIEVE by Robson and Jerome.



I'll get my coat...



~X~

You to me are everything - The Real thing.



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DAY BY DAY -Cast of Godspell

FAITH - George Michael

A few more oldie suggestions...



WHENEVER GOD SHINES HIS LIGHT - VAN MORRISON & CLIFF RICHARD



Oh HAPPY DAY - EDWIN HAWKIN SINGERS



ONE VOICE - BARRY MANILOW

Morning everyone



I know its been chosen already - but HALLELUJAH by JEFF BUCKLEY is a must surely!



How about ALONG CAME JONES by the Coasters.

THAT'S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT - Billy Preston

Mornin Simon, all the Team and Drivetimers everywhere!



Loved yesterday's show, especially the confession! Thanks for the mensh btw, and congrats everyone on the great tune suggestions.



Some uplifting songs required for today's theme methinks:



PROMISED YOU A MIRACLE - SIMPLE MINDS



THE MIRACLE - QUEEN



PRAISE YOU - FATBOY SLIM



HALLELUJAH - HAPPY MONDAYS



and one that won't be played but needs a mention all the same:



VICAR IN A TUTU - THE SMITHS



Well have fun all



- Paul :o)

'Knockin On Heaven's Door' Eric Clapton

TURN YOUR RADIO ON - Ray Stevens

MISSISSIPPI SQUIRREL REVIVAL IN THE FIRST RIGHTEOUS CHURCH - Ray Stevens



I WILL FOLLOW MY CLIFF RICHARD - Russ Abbott

#25 What a fantastic shout, Jilly. i hope it gets played.



#33 re cash vs. cards, I do wish Aberdeen City Council (other local govts are available and probably better value for money) would install parking meters that take cards. Parking fees are more than high enough to justify it.



X

You're my best Friend - Queen.



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'Come Together' The Beatles

Howzabout...





THE CONGREGATION - Alice Cooper

You were made for me - Freddie and the Dreamers.



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A couple more oldie suggestions...



HOLLY HOLY - NEIL DIAMOND



MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC - MAMA CASS

Warm and beautiful - Wings.



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SING (SING A SONG) - PERRY COMO

Morning all



The best version of a hymm ever, and indeed by far, is:



JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE - Van Morrison from Hymms to the Silence



Not suggesting it, it just came to mind with today's oldies subject.



Enjoyed the blog musings re. people taking too long to pay. One of my pet irritants, especially people paying with cash who aren't ready to hand over the readies as soon as they reach the till :-)

Bizarre Katymaty, was just scrolling down through Perry Como too!



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What a lovely theme today, and som many good songs chosen - NYM is going to have a tough job today!



I'm looking forward to hearing about the lamb balti - one of my favourites!



T x

RIVERS OF BABYLON - Boney M







Go on, you know you want to hear it and sing along?!

Not that I always rely on such things for inspiration I quickly add. LOL!



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Weeeeeed.



Oh I hear a call from the garden, must dash.



Flobble obble everyone.



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#60 There's much I will song along to, but not that one! :-)

Hallelujah I Love Her So by Ray Charles

Praise You by Fatboy Slim

Take Yo Praise by Camilla Yarborough

Glory Glory by The (Young) Rascals

Gloria by U2

You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker

Sing A Simple Song by Sly & The Family Stone (featuring D'Angelo, Isaac Hayes and Chuck D from the Different Strokes by Different Folks album)

Are there problems with the blog today? Keeps disappearing here.



My K-word ................... Kaleidoscopic

A few suggestions from my colleague, Richard:



WALKING IN THE AIR - ALED JONES



HEAVEN CAN WAIT - IRON MAIDEN

PRETTY BABY ( you look so heavenly) - BLONDIE.



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and one from my other colleague, Paul G.



GOD ONLY KNOWS - BEACH BOYS

Always a DT favourite....





SONG SUNG BLUE - Neil Diamond





Thinking about the audience in SoP, I doubt GT&T will get an airing today....!!

Morning,





Everday is like Sunday - Morrissey



Sunday - Cranberries



Sunday Morning Call - Oasis



Lazy Sunday - Small Faces



Songs of love - The Divine Comedy



Day of the Lords - Joy Division



Jesus he knows me - Genesis



Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode



God put a smile upon your face - Coldplay



Whenever god shines his light - Van Morrison

#69 For members of the Chartered Institute of Pendants, by "audience", I mean "congregation" of course.

What a beautiful day. Good morning all.



Oldies:

2nding calls for

My Sweet Lord - George Harrison

Praise You - Fat Boy Slim

Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

I love Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley but's not really a song of praise (and in fact we used it at a family funeral :( so it always has me in bits - which was somewhat embarassing in Hyde Park surrounded by 70.000 people when JBJ sang it)



Adding:

Gloria - Van Morrison

Thank You - Dido

Thank You for Loving Me - Bon Jovi

Thank the Lord for the Nightime - Neil Diamond

God Bless the Child - Billie Holiday

God Only Know - The Beach Boys

Pray - Take That

The Power of Love - Frankie Goes to Hollywood (or Huey Lewis but please not Jennifer Rush)

#49 Thanks, Mo. And I agree with the your parking meter comment. I can't remember where it was but a while ago I had to find £8 in change as the car park I was in did not take either notes or cards!!!



#65 Yes Harry I think there is, I have the same problem here.





My K of the day is kerfuffle

Morning all, what a scorcher!



How about



HYMN FROM A VILLAGE - JAMES

PRAISE CHORUS - JIMMY EAT WORLD

THE PREACHER - SHOW OF HANDS - bit gloomy but I think Simon likes them...



Have a good day everyone.

Forgot K word ...... kissing



Such a simple pleasure :) Or not simple ....depending on the person involved ....

I am not a religious person, but there have been some lovely songs written on the subject, and I do like to hear Christmas carols etc sung by choirs. When I was a child we always had songs of praise on during Sunday tea, it was part of the ritual.



A couple more oldie suggestions...



HOPE OF DELIVERANCE - PAUL McCARTNEY



LET IT BE - THE BEATLES

One wonders whether all the 'Angel' songs might be relevant to this theme? We haven't really covered them yet - but if we leave them out ...





SING DON'T SPEAK - BLACKFOOT SUE



On second thoughts - listening to the track again, they should have taken their own advice ..

Forgot my K word .... kissing



Such a simple pleasure :) .... or not, depending on who you're kissing!

#77 Katy, I did fleetingly ponder on the 'Angel' songs .. but decided against it #mightlivetoregretit ;-)



#75/78 AG, having trouble my lovely? Or mind distracted by thoughts of your word of the day?? ;-)

Morning all



SUNDAY GIRL - BLONDIE



Pen x

#76 - Zoe, same here, I suspect it was the same in a lot of houses up and down the country. A dark Sunday evening, tea in front of the fire/telly, Songs of Praise , which was somewhere between Black Beauty, the Onedin Line, Poldark, and Catweazle.



Today would have been my Dad's 85th birthday. When he died - on a Sunday - we returned from the hospital, and I suppose to keep busy, my mum, sister and I started planning the funeral, and soon came to choosing songs. We fetched his red leather-bound hymn book from the piano stool, and sat around the kitchen table mimicking him belting out "Guide me Oh thou great redeemer" (Bread of heaven...), which was his favourite Songs of Praise choice, until we collapsed in hysterical laughter!

SONNET - THE VERVE

Good morning all



First thoughts for Songs of Praise tunes



JERUSALEM - EMMERSON LAKE AND PALMER



Enjoy the day

#81 John - great story.

Curiously enough - funerals were on my mind too. I hesitated whilst I was posting Sonnet / Verve because it was one of the songs we played at my brother's funeral in July ... then I thought - hey, whyever not

:^)

AutumnG, my K word was going to be "kiss".



Shall think of another.



x

#84 I would hope that's the best reason for having it played Katy.



x

#81 John - great story! I'm sure your dad must have been looking down on you laughing along with you. Out of interest, did you sing it at his funeral?



BTW did you know that Simon's brother Jonathan has produced 'Songs of Praise'.



My parents were once on the programme - years ago when it came from Canterbury Cathedral and the choirs from all the local churches were invited to take part. They filmed it over 2 days, and they were asked to wear the same clothes on both days for continuity. And on a separate occasion my godparents appeared on camera when 'Songs of Praise' was filmed in York. My Mum was watching the show and hadn't realised they were going to be there, so she was quite surprised to see them!



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#84 Thanks Katy. The power of song and music is on a par with smell and taste - provokes instantly vivid and very deep-rooted memories and emotions.

#86 Thanks Mo x

perhaps a bit downbeat though. On the contrary here's a fine 'up song' which I really would love to hear ...





JOYBRINGER - MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND

K-word - KRIBENSIS. Who doesn't love a grey horse? A fine hurdler, and a nice long retirement as (Sir Michael) Stoutey's hack. Saw him on the gallops in that role at Newmarket a number of times.

#87 Deebee - yes, we did, and we shared a knowing smile.

#90 .... Desert Orchid - through the mist on the gallops above Whitsbury stables.

morning again! Just back froM the primary school harvest festival in the village church...'harvest samba' is order of the day not so much of a whiff of 'we plough the fiels and scatter'....



not had time to read back but have tweeted a few songs:



I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER ARETHA FRANKLIN



GOD IS ADJ FAITHLESS



SING BABY SING THE STYLISTICS

K word, Kind or Kindness



Off out catch up later

Further thoughts



ALL TOGETHER NOW - THE FARM



LIVING ON A PRAYER - BON JOVI



POEMS PROMISES AND PRAYERS - JOHN DENVER



GOD BLESS THE CHILD - BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS

#76 Likewise. It's not for me, but religion has some great songs, and glorious music. I love the likes of Faure's Requiem, and the Rachmaninoff Vesper that Charles Hazelwood played last week. There's something glorious about the combination of those voices recorded in church acoustics.

#92 On the wall next to wear I sit at my PC at home is a photo of Desert Orchid (reins held by Paul Holley) running noses with Muse (who is in his box) at Whistsbury. I was in the group that owned Muse and we were down there for an annual pre-season visit. Dessie had had his pre-season schooling session with Dunwoody a bit earlier (probably covering an extra mile before he could pul him up!) so he was around that morning as well.



Love it at Whitsbury. Seem to remember David Elsworth boiling milk to make us coffee when a couple of us went to visit Muse as he was recovering from his second tendon injury before retiring to a Dorset field. Shame he moved to Newmarket.

So now I've posted it twice. Definitely a few technical glitches ....

Ah, I see. All I had to do was sign in AGAIN!



K word......



Kilimanjaro. Aint no mountain high enough!



Just working my way up very, very gradually.



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Oh well!



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